There are 6 ways to get from Limassol to Istanbul by bus, plane, car ferry, car, or train
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Bus to Ercan International Airport, fly to Istanbul
best- Take the bus from Michail Zavou - Dimitri Lagiou 1 to Police Headquartersbus
- Fly from Ercan International Airport (ECN) to Istanbul (IST)plane ECN - IST
6h 11m₺14,373–26,901Bus to Larnaca International Airport, fly to Istanbul
cheapest- Take the bus from New Port - Passenger Building to Foinikoudes - Larnaka Marinabus
- Fly from Larnaca International Airport (LCA) to Istanbul (IST)plane LCA - IST
9h 35m₺5,392–8,969Bus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Michail Zavou - Dimitri Lagiou 1 to Police Headquartersbus 25
- Take the car ferry from Girne to Taşucucarferry
- Take the bus from Taşucu to Esenler Otogarbus
25h 17m₺5,673–14,401Drive, car ferry, train
- Drive from Limassol to Mağusacar
- Take the car ferry from Mağusa to Mersincarferry
- Drive from Mersin to Yenicecar
- Take the train from Yenice to Boğazköprütrain
- Take the train from Boğazköprü to Ankaratrain
- Take the train from Ankara to Istanbul Söğütlüçeşmetrain Yht
25h 47m₺6,443–10,172Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Limassol to Mağusacar
- Take the car ferry from Mağusa to Mersincarferry
- Drive from Mersin to Istanbulcar
13h 53m₺9,591–14,642Bus to Ercan International Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the bus from Michail Zavou - Dimitri Lagiou 1 to Police Headquartersbus
- Fly from Ercan International Airport (ECN) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane ECN - SAW
6h 33m₺5,786–18,922
Ercan International Airport (ECN) to Istanbul (IST) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Limassol to Istanbul is to bus and fly which costs 5.000 ₺ - 9.000 ₺ and takes 9h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Limassol to Istanbul is to bus and fly which takes 6h 11m and costs 14.000 ₺ - 27.000 ₺.
The distance between Limassol and Istanbul is 951 km.
The best way to get from Limassol to Istanbul without a car is to bus and car ferry which takes 25h 17m and costs 5.500 ₺ - 15.000 ₺.
It takes approximately 6h 11m to get from Limassol to Istanbul, including transfers.
Istanbul is 1h ahead of Limassol. It is currently 6:34 PM in Limassol and 7:34 PM in Istanbul.
There are 4385+ hotels available in Istanbul.
What companies run services between Limassol, Cyprus and Istanbul, Turkey?
There is no direct connection from Limassol to Istanbul. However, you can take the bus to Police Headquarters, take the taxi to Ercan International Airport (ECN) airport, fly to Istanbul (IST), walk to Istanbul Airport, take the train to Gayrettepe, then take the train to Vezneciler. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Michail Zavou - Dimitri Lagiou 1 to Esenler Otogar via Police Headquarters, Girne, Taşucu, and Taşucu in around 25h 17m.
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Ercan International Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺2,200–14,000
Flights from Ercan International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺2,400–15,000
Flights from Ercan International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Izmir
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺2,800–17,000
Flights from Ercan International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺2,600–16,000
Flights from Ercan International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺2,400–15,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Ercan International Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺12,000–25,000
Flights from Ercan International Airport to Istanbul via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺12,000–25,000
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Ercan International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,600–16,000
Flights from Ercan International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Cukurova
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺3,600–16,000
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Larnaca International Airport to Istanbul via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,800–12,000
Flights from Larnaca International Airport to Istanbul via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,000–13,000
- Website
- egyptair.com
Flights from Larnaca International Airport to Istanbul via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–19,000
- Website
- mea.com.lb
Flights from Larnaca International Airport to Istanbul via Beirut
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–22,000
- Phone
- +90 444 8 233
- cozum@tcddtasimacilik.gov.tr
- Website
- tcdd.gov.tr
Train from Yenice to Boğazköprü
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺320–490
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
Train from Boğazköprü to Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺360–600
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
Train from Ankara to Istanbul Söğütlüçeşme
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺650–1,100
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
- Phone
- +357 24 643493
- info@intercity-buses.com
- Website
- intercity-buses.com
Bus from Michail Zavou - Dimitri Lagiou 1 to Police Headquarters
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺270–310
- Website
- https://intercity-buses.com/en/
Bus from New Port - Passenger Building to Foinikoudes - Larnaka Marina
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺260–290
- Website
- https://intercity-buses.com/en/
- Phone
- 0(850) 244 33 33
- info@mersinnurturizm.com
- Website
- mersinnurturizm.com
Bus from Taşucu to Esenler Otogar
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 18m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,600
- Schedules at
- mersinnurturizm.com
- Phone
- 0392 444 43 64
- Website
- akgunlerbilet.com
Car ferry from Girne to Taşucu
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺1,800–10,000
- Website
- https://www.akgunlerbilet.com/?lang=en
- Single Passenger
- ₺1,800–2,500
- Car
- ₺6,000–10,000
Car ferry from Mağusa to Mersin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺4,171–6,277
- Website
- https://www.akgunlerbilet.com/?lang=en
- Car Passenger
- ₺6,277
- Motorbike Passenger
- ₺4,171
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